South Africa: Pilot Project Now Offering HIV Prevention Injection
[spotlight] A new HIV prevention injection is now available to a select number of people in South Africa. That a single shot provides two months of protection is one of the injection's major selling points. In this story, Elri Voigt unpacks how much of the jab is available, who is choosing to get it and what other anti-HIV drugs are being rolled out. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Sexual health knowledge and sexual self-efficacy as predictors of sexual risk behaviors in women - Richner DC, Lynch SM.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the proportion of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnoses among women in the United States has more than doubled between 1984 and 2019 and rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in all i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
HUD: Notice of Expansion and Proposed Restructuring of the Digital Opportunity Demonstration Program
Notice from the Housing and Urban Development Department expanding the eligibility for the ConnectHomeUSA program to include Continuum of Care Program and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program grantees. The ConnectHomeUSA program is intended to accelerate broadband internet adoption in HUD-assisted homes. Applications are due April 12, 2024 (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 27, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Hydeia Broadbent, Who Helped Change the Conversation About HIV/AIDS, Dies at 39
Her appearance on a Magic Johnson TV special at 7 years old gave voice to those suffering from the stigma of being HIV-positive.#magicjohnsontv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gena Tew shares walking update amid AIDS journey
Social media influencer Gena Tew has shared footage of herself taking stronger steps with the aid of a walking frame, as she continues health journey since publicly revealing her AIDS diagnosis in March 2022. In one TikTok clip, shared in June 2022 and viewed over 15 million times, the…#genatew #tiktok #tennessee #ushavillage #honduras #mayoclinic #lauraguay #vl (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Twin: Robotic Exoskeleton for Lower Limbs
TWIN is a wearable robot for individuals with reduced or absent motor abilities, enabling them to stand up, maintain an upright position, walk, and sit (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 23, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Mobility Walking Aids Source Type: news
HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a young child, dies at 39
A prominent HIV/AIDS activist known for her inspirational talks in the 1990s as a young child to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with has died (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
A deadly viral illness is exploding in West Africa. Researchers are scrambling to figure out why
Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
Irrua, Nigeria, and Kenema, Sierra Leone—
Sitting on a bench outside the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) in Edo state in southwestern Nigeria in September 2023, Muhammed Luqman Dagana recounted his ordeal earlier in the year with Lassa fever, a deadly hemorrhagic disease of West Africa. At first the 33-year-old wasn’t alarmed—his fever, headache, body aches, and cough were innocuous enough. A doctor at his local clinic gave him antibiotics for typhoid fever and antimalarial drugs. But his symptoms persisted, so he tried anoth...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Branded YouTube Series Drives Awareness For HIV Prevention
GSK’s ViiV Healthcare, the only pharma firm solely focused on HIV/AIDS care, has launched a short-form YouTube comedy series, “Backseat Hotseat,” that’s branded under its preventive medication, Apretude. Introduced in early 2022, Apretude is a PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) drug, but unlike other…#gsk #viivhealthcare #backseathotseat #prep #jerryseinfelds #carsgettingcoffee #phoeberobinson #matteolane #bithiahlafontant #marketingdaily (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hydeia Broadbent, H.I.V. and AIDS Activist, Dies at 39
Born with H.I.V. in 1984, she began raising awareness about the virus and AIDS as a child. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Orlando Mayorquin Tags: Deaths (Obituaries) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Children and Childhood Source Type: news
Most Effective Atopic Dermatitis Treatments May Also Be Most Harmful
New research aids physicians in selecting best option for patients MILWAUKEE, Feb. 21, 2024 The most effective treatment for improving outcomes for patients with atopic dermatitis may also be the riskiest, however the effectiveness of competing treatments varies according to new research... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY Source Type: news
For Many, Stigma of Hearing Loss Brings Trouble; Here's What May Help
Experts say that resistance to treatment is deeply rooted in stigma. We’re more likely to ignore hearing loss because of its connection with old age and the clunky hearing aids we remember our grandparents wearing in our youth. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GSK's Injectable HIV Drug Shows Promise Over Daily Pills GSK's Injectable HIV Drug Shows Promise Over Daily Pills
British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday its long-acting injectable HIV therapy showed promise in keeping the viral load suppressed compared to daily oral treatment,...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - February 21, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool: a multidimensional symptom model for detecting elevated post-concussion symptoms - Ingram EO, Karr JE.
OBJECTIVE: Investigate whether a four-factor model of post-concussion symptoms (i.e. cognitive, physical, affective, and sleep-arousal) aids in identifying student-athletes with persistent concerns not reflected by a total symptom score. METHOD: Co... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 20, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: news
Uganda Sees Health Workforce Gains; Increases in Family Planning and Safe Deliveries at End of USAID Project
cbalesFebruary 19, 2024February 19, 2024Between 2017 and 2023, Uganda strengthened its health workforce and systems, improved health services, and championed locally led development in collaboration with IntraHealth ’sRegional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E) Activity.Led by IntraHealth in partnership with The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU), Malaria Consortium, and Medic, the USAID-funded project worked closely with the government at the national and local levels to expand access to high-quality health services. RHITES-E also sup...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
